Scholars@Duke
Donaldson Conserve

Donaldson Conserve

Adjunct Associate Professor of Global Health
Duke Global Health Institute

Selected Publications

From Tanzania to Washington, DC: Application of the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research and ADAPT-ITT Model to Guide the Development of a Community-Based PrEP Intervention for Black Adults.

Journal Article AIDS and behavior · February 2026 While HIV incidence in Washington, DC has declined overall, significant racial disparities persist. Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) remains underutilized among Black adults due to multiple barriers including medical mistrust, stigma, and structural barrier ... Full text Cite

Uptake of facility-based HIV testing among adolescents and young adults in Nigeria.

Journal Article AIDS (London, England) · February 2026 ObjectiveIn Nigeria, adolescents and young adults (AYA) who engage in multiple sexual partnerships, transactional sex, and needle-sharing are eligible for preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and are prioritized for HIV testing. AYA with PrEP-eligible b ... Full text Cite

Validation and limitations of the distress thermometer in identifying depression among metastatic breast cancer patients in Nigeria: Methodological challenges in depression-specific screening validation.

Journal Article PloS one · January 2026 BackgroundPsychological distress is highly prevalent among patients with metastatic breast cancer (MBC), yet validated screening tools remain scarce in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The Distress Thermometer (DT), a globally endorsed sc ... Full text Cite

Screening for distress among metastatic breast cancer patients at a tertiary cancer center in Southwest Nigeria: Using the NCCN distress thermometer.

Journal Article Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · January 2026 BackgroundMetastatic breast cancer (MBC) patients in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) face unique psychosocial challenges due to advanced disease presentation, financial burdens, and limited access to supportive care. Psychological distres ... Full text Cite

Hair salons as a promising space to provide HIV and sexual and reproductive health services for young women in Lesotho: a citizen scientist mixed-methods study.

Journal Article BMC public health · July 2025 IntroductionAdolescent girls and young women in southern Africa are disproportionately affected by HIV and sexual and reproductive health (SRH) challenges. There is a need for more accessible and de-medicalized community spaces to offer HIV/SRH se ... Full text Cite

The 4 youth by youth (4YBY) crowdsourced HIV prevention intervention: A stepped-wedge longitudinal trial on HIV self-testing uptake among adolescents and young people in Nigeria.

Journal Article Contemporary clinical trials · July 2025 Adolescents and young adults (AYAs) participatory approaches for HIV control have increased across LMICs, but there are few trials to evaluate effectiveness. We assessed a crowdsourced HIV self-testing (HIVST) intervention among a cohort of AYA in Nigeria. ... Full text Cite

Drug use and needle sharing among adolescents and young adults in Nigeria: A cross-sectional secondary analysis of data from a multi-site clinical trial.

Journal Article Drug and alcohol dependence · June 2025 BackgroundAdolescents and young adults (AYA, 14-24 years old) have the highest rates of drug use in most low- and middle-income countries. Little is known about the drivers of drug use among AYA in Nigeria and harm reduction services are limited.< ... Full text Cite

Lessons Learned From Engaging Healthcare Providers in Research on Implementation of HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis.

Journal Article J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr · April 15, 2025 BACKGROUND: Health care providers are critical for successful implementation of HIV preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP), but barriers to PrEP provision persist. Researchers must engage with providers to understand how to optimize PrEP delivery across settings. ... Full text Link to item Cite

Female Circumcision and Sexual Negotiation Ability of Ethiopian Women.

Journal Article Violence against women · April 2025 The following study attempts to assess the link between the circumcision status of Ethiopian women and their ability to negotiate sex. From the 2016 Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey, we analyzed a subsample of 3,445 women aged 15 to 49. Women's sexu ... Full text Cite

Communities Started the End of the HIV Epidemic: Experiences With and Recommendations for Conducting Community-Engaged HIV Implementation Research.

Journal Article Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) · April 2025 AbstractCommunities of people living with or impacted by HIV have been at the forefront of HIV research, from identifying the health priorities to advocating for the development and implementation of interventions that benefit affected populations ... Full text Cite

Strategies to sustain HIV prevention interventions among adolescents and young adults: analysis of data from a crowdsourcing open call in Nigeria.

Journal Article Sexual health · April 2025 Background Crowdsourcing is a process whereby a large group, including experts and non-experts, collaborate to solve a problem and then share the solution with the public. Crowdsourcing can be used to identify strategies to sustain HIV services in low-and- ... Full text Cite

Exploring perceptions of the services offered in Tanzanian sober houses: a mixed- methods study among service users and providers.

Journal Article BMC Health Serv Res · February 14, 2025 BACKGROUND: In Tanzania, residential treatment centers for alcohol and other drugs, locally known as "sober houses," play a critical role in the treatment of people living with a substance use disorder (SUD), but little is known about the services they off ... Full text Link to item Cite

Using Graphics as an Alternative to Written Instructions: Adapting Oral Self-Implemented Test Instructions for Tanzanian Youth.

Journal Article AIDS education and prevention : official publication of the International Society for AIDS Education · February 2025 In sub-Saharan Africa, HIV is the leading cause of death among 15-24-year-olds. Tanzanian youth rank fifth in HIV prevalence, yet testing rates are low. Dissemination of oral HIV self-implemented tests (Oral-SIT) may improve access if tests are coupled wit ... Full text Cite

Reaching priority populations with different HIV self-testing distribution models in South Africa: an analysis of programme data.

Journal Article BMC infectious diseases · February 2025 BackgroundAs in much of sub-Saharan Africa, substantial HIV testing gaps remain in South Africa, particularly among adult men ages 20-35, young people ages 15-24 and key populations. Innovative strategies, such as HIV self-testing (HIVST), are nee ... Full text Cite

Co-creating strategies to promote uptake of HIV self-testing among young adults in Mecklenburg county, North Carolina: a protocol for a pilot implementation study

Journal Article Frontiers in Health Services · January 1, 2025 Background: HIV testing is the gateway to entering HIV care and prevention services. However, HIV testing rates remain low among young adults (18–29 years old) in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina (NC), an ending the HIV epidemic (EHE) priority jurisdicti ... Full text Cite

Factors associated with HIV self-testing and PrEP use among Nigerian youth: Baseline outcomes of a pragmatic, stepped-wedge, cluster-randomized controlled trial.

Journal Article Contemporary clinical trials · January 2025 IntroductionAdolescents and young adults (AYA, 14-24 years) bear a disproportionate burden of new HIV infections in Nigeria and are more likely to have worse HIV outcomes compared to other age groups. However, little is known about their access to ... Full text Cite

Adverse Childhood Experiences and HIV-Related Stigma: A Quantitative Survey of Tanzanian Men, June 2019.

Journal Article AIDS and behavior · November 2024 Experiencing adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) may impact personal opinions, attitudes, and judgments, which can further result in HIV-related stigma. HIV-related stigma consequentially may impact HIV preventive measures such as HIV testing, pre-exposur ... Full text Cite

Development and feasibility of the peer and nurse-led HIV Self-Testing Education and Promotion (STEP) intervention among social networks of men in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: application of the ADAPT-ITT model.

Journal Article BMC health services research · October 2024 BackgroundAccording to the 2016-2017 Tanzania HIV Impact Survey, only 45% of men living with HIV (MLWH) were aware of their HIV status. In an effort to increase HIV testing in Tanzania, including among men, the Government of Tanzania passed a law ... Full text Cite

Combined interventions for the testing and treatment of HIV and schistosomiasis among fishermen in Malawi: a three-arm, cluster-randomised trial.

Journal Article The Lancet. Global health · October 2024 BackgroundUndiagnosed HIV and schistosomiasis are highly prevalent among fishermen in the African Great Lakes region. We aimed to evaluate the efficacy of lakeside interventions integrating services for HIV and male genital schistosomiasis on the ... Full text Cite

Perceptions of HIV self-testing promotion in black barbershop businesses: implications for equitable engagement of black-owned small businesses for public health programs.

Journal Article BMC public health · September 2024 BackgroundHIV self-testing (HIVST) offers an innovative and promising approach to increasing HIV testing among Black men in the United States, a population disproportionately affected by HIV. However, engaging Black men in traditional HIV preventi ... Full text Cite

Clients' and providers' perspectives in informing a digital health intervention to improve linkage to care after Index HIV self-testing in Hai and Moshi Districts, Tanzania.

Journal Article BMC health services research · September 2024 BackgroundDigital health interventions have the potential to improve linkage to care after HIV self-testing (HIVST). This study aimed to understand clients' and providers' perceptions of benefits, and barriers of a digital health intervention desi ... Full text Cite

Awareness of, willingness to use, and experiences with Pre-exposure prophylaxis among youth in Nigeria.

Journal Article BMC health services research · September 2024 BackgroundYouth (ages 14-24) in Nigeria have disproportionately high rates of new HIV infection. Pre-exposure prophylaxis could substantially reduce new infections among youth but has not been scaled up. This cross-sectional study aimed to assess ... Full text Cite

Willingness to Receive HIV Self-Testing Kits from Recent Sexual Partners Among Men in Dar Es Salam, Tanzania: Findings from the STEP Project Baseline Survey.

Journal Article AIDS and behavior · July 2024 Globally, men are less likely to access HIV services, and addressing HIV service challenges among men is crucial to the global HIV/AIDS response. HIV self-testing (HIVST) has been shown to be a potentially effective strategy in improving HIV testing covera ... Full text Cite

Conceptualizing National Advisory Boards in primary care research: application to the Two in One HIV and COVID screening and testing model.

Journal Article Primary health care research & development · May 2024 The authors report on their development of a National Advisory Board (NAB) to guide a funded project: Two in One: HIV + COVID-19 Screening and Testing Model. This project aimed to improve primary care practitioners' capacity to routinize HIV, PrEP/PEP, and ... Full text Cite

Efficacy of mobile phone intervention to increase male partner antenatal care attendance for HIV testing in Moshi municipal, Tanzania: a randomized controlled trial.

Journal Article BMC Pregnancy Childbirth · April 24, 2024 BACKGROUND: HIV partner counselling and testing in antenatal care (ANC) is a crucial strategy to raise the number of males who know their HIV status. However, in many settings like Tanzania, male involvement in antenatal care remains low, and there is a de ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

A qualitative analysis of on-campus forbidden intimacies among undergraduate students in Lahore, Pakistan

Journal Article Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment · January 1, 2024 Albeit the social disapproval and stigmatization, romance is an incontrovertible feature of youth culture in Pakistan. This study generates a multifaceted understanding about the intimate relationship development and dissolution, in particular the pre-diss ... Full text Cite

Correlates of Subjective Cognitive Decline in Black American Men.

Journal Article The journal of prevention of Alzheimer's disease · January 2024 BackgroundPast research suggests that subjective cognitive decline serves as an early and potentially important indicator that individuals may be at risk for future cognitive decline or neurodegenerative conditions. However, there is a dearth of s ... Full text Cite

Quality of Care is Perceived to be High with Community-based Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) Services for Female Sex Workers in Tanzania: Qualitative Findings from a Pilot Implementation Science Study.

Journal Article AIDS and behavior · January 2024 This qualitative study reports on female sex workers' (FSWs) perceptions of the quality of antiretroviral therapy (ART) services they received as part of a community-based ART distribution intervention compared to services received by FSWs in the standard ... Full text Cite

Digital Intervention Services to Promote HIV Self-Testing and Linkage to Care Services: A Bibliometric and Content Analysis—Global Trends and Future Directions

Journal Article Public Health Reviews · January 1, 2024 Objective: The global burden of HIV remains a critical public health challenge, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, home to over two-thirds of individuals living with HIV. HIV self-testing (HIVST) has emerged as a promising strategy endorsed by the World H ... Full text Cite

Corrigendum: Digital Intervention Services to Promote HIV Self-Testing and Linkage to Care Services: A Bibliometric and Content Analysis—Global Trends and Future Directions(Public Health Rev., (2024), 45, (1606354), 10.3389/phrs.2024.1606354)

Journal Article Public Health Reviews · January 1, 2024 Genae Hatcher was not included as an author in the published article. The corrected Author Contributions Statement appears below. ... Full text Cite

Residential and inpatient treatment of substance use disorders in Sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review.

Journal Article Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy · January 2024 BackgroundWith substance use rates increasing in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), an understanding of the accessibility and effectiveness of rehabilitative services for people who use alcohol and other drugs (AOD) is critical in the global efforts to dia ... Full text Cite

An innovation bootcamp model for developing youth-led HIV self-testing delivery strategies in Nigeria: post-designathon capacity building.

Journal Article Frontiers in public health · January 2024 IntroductionMany designathons, hackathons, and similar participatory events suffer from minimal training and support after the events. Responding to this need, we organized a health innovation bootcamp: an intensive, team-based apprenticeship trai ... Full text Cite

Development of a pharmacy-based HIV PrEP service delivery intervention for Washington, District of Columbia (DC): A study protocol.

Journal Article PloS one · January 2024 Pharmacy-based PrEP service delivery models can help address many of the barriers that inhibit the uptake of PrEP. In an increasing number of states, legislation has been passed, or is under consideration, to allow pharmacists to initiate PrEP without a pr ... Full text Cite

COVID-19 vaccine acceptance in three rural communes in Haiti: A cross-sectional study.

Journal Article Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · December 2023 Vaccines are the most effective mechanism for ending the COVID-19 pandemic. However, reluctance to accept vaccines has hindered the efforts of health authorities to combat the virus. In Haiti, as of July 2021, less than 1% of the country's population has b ... Full text Cite

Tracking adaptation strategies of an HIV prevention intervention among youth in Nigeria: a theoretically informed case study analysis of the 4 Youth by Youth Project

Journal Article Implementation Science Communications · December 1, 2023 Background: Although many behavioral interventions are adapted, little is known about the reasons for adaptations and the process and outcomes influencing adaptations. To address this gap, we explored the adaptations made to promote HIV prevention services ... Full text Cite

Providing HIV Self-Tests to Adolescent Girls to Promote Partner and Couples Testing: A Welcome Addition to the HIV Prevention Toolbox (With Caveats).

Journal Article The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · October 2023 Full text Cite

Acceptability and uptake of oral HIV self-testing among rural community members in Tanzania: a pilot study.

Journal Article AIDS care · September 2023 New strategies are needed to improve HIV testing rates in Tanzania, particularly among adult men. We sought to investigate if HIV oral self-testing would increase HIV testing uptake in Tanzanian rural community homes. The study design was a prospective com ... Full text Cite

Crowdsourcing to support training for public health: A scoping review

Journal Article Plos Global Public Health · July 1, 2023 Crowdsourcing is an interactive process that has a group of individuals attempt to solve all or part of a problem and then share solutions with the public. Crowdsourcing is increasingly used to enhance training through developing learning materials and pro ... Full text Cite

Development and implementation of a process evaluation for intervention quality improvement of a community-based behavioral HIV intervention trial in Tanzania.

Journal Article Journal of public health (Berlin, Germany) · June 2023 AimProcess evaluations for social and behavioral interventions are increasingly important as interventions become more complex and multi-faceted. Conducting process evaluations in low-resource international settings can be challenging. Process eva ... Full text Cite

Secondary distribution of HIV self-test kits by HIV index and antenatal care clients: implementation and costing results from the STAR Initiative in South Africa.

Journal Article BMC infectious diseases · June 2023 BackgroundPartner-delivered HIV self-testing kits has previously been highlighted as a safe, acceptable and effective approach to reach men. However, less is known about its real-world implementation in reaching partners of people living with HIV. ... Full text Cite

Using the Implementation Research Logic Model as a Lens to View Experiences of Implementing HIV Prevention and Care Interventions with Adolescent Sexual Minority Men-A Global Perspective.

Journal Article AIDS Behav · May 2023 Adolescents and sexual minority men (SMM) are high priority groups in the United Nations' 2021 - 2016 goals for HIV prevention and viral load suppression. Interventions aimed at optimizing HIV prevention, testing and viral load suppression for adolescents ... Full text Link to item Cite

Correlates of prior HIV testing and schistosomiasis treatment: Baseline survey findings from the "creating demand for fishermen's schistosomiasis HIV services" (FISH) cluster-randomized trial in Mangochi, Malawi.

Journal Article PLoS neglected tropical diseases · May 2023 BackgroundFishing exposes fishermen to schistosomiasis-infested fresh water and concurrently through precarious livelihoods to risky sexual behaviour, rendering these two infections occupational hazards for fishermen. This study aimed to character ... Full text Cite

Changing attitudes towards HIV testing and treatment among three generations of men in Cameroon: a qualitative analysis using the Fogg Behavior Model.

Journal Article BMC public health · March 2023 IntroductionMen are less likely than women to test for HIV and promptly initiate antiretroviral treatment, resulting in advanced HIV disease and increased mortality rates among them.MethodsIn-depth interviews were conducted with men and l ... Full text Cite

Acceptability and user experiences of a patient-held smart card for antenatal services in Nigeria: a qualitative study.

Journal Article BMC pregnancy and childbirth · March 2023 BackgroundPoor maternal, newborn and child health outcomes remain a major public health challenge in Nigeria. Mobile health (mHealth) interventions such as patient-held smart cards have been proposed as effective solutions to improve maternal heal ... Full text Cite

HTPN 078: an enhanced case management study to achieve viral suppression among viremic HIV-positive men who have sex with men in the United States.

Journal Article AIDS · February 1, 2023 OBJECTIVES: After identifying and recruiting men who have sex with men living with HIV and virally unsuppressed, this study attempted to enhance treatment and care via case management to increase the proportion who achieved viral suppression. DESIGN: Parti ... Full text Link to item Cite

Linkage to HIV Care Following HIV Self-testing Among Men: Systematic Review of Quantitative and Qualitative Studies from Six Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Journal Article AIDS and behavior · February 2023 Gender disparities are pervasive throughout the HIV care continuum in sub-Saharan Africa, with men testing, receiving treatment, and achieving viral suppression at lower rates, and experiencing mortality at higher rates, compared with women. HIV self-testi ... Full text Cite

Exploring barriers and facilitators of implementing an at-home SARS-CoV-2 antigen self-testing intervention: The Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics-Underserved Populations (RADx-UP) initiatives.

Journal Article PLoS One · 2023 BACKGROUND: Evaluating community-based programs provides value to researchers, funding entities, and community stakeholders involved in program implementation, and can increase program impact and sustainability. To understand factors related to program imp ... Full text Link to item Cite

Awareness of and willingness to use oral HIV self-test kits among Kenyan young adults living in informal urban settlements: a cross-sectional survey

Journal Article AIDS Care Psychological and Socio Medical Aspects of AIDS HIV · January 1, 2023 Self-administered HIV testing may be a promising strategy to improve testing in hard-to-reach young adults, provided they are aware of and willing to use oral HIV self-testing (HIVST). This study examined awareness of and willingness to use oral HIVST amon ... Full text Cite

Establishing an Academic-Community Partnership to Explore the Potential of Barbers and Barbershops in the Southern United States to Address Racial Disparities in HIV Care Outcomes for Black Men Living With HIV.

Journal Article American journal of men's health · January 2023 Black men comprise most new HIV infections in the Southern United States and have worse HIV outcomes than their non-Black counterparts. We developed an academic-community partnership in Nashville, Tennessee, to explore opportunities to improve HIV outcomes ... Full text Cite

Adapting a community-based intervention to address social determinants of health influencing pre-exposure prophylaxis services for Black adults in Washington, District of Columbia: A study protocol.

Journal Article PloS one · January 2023 Community-based HIV treatment initiation and continuation helps to address social determinants of health (SDOH) barriers to care and increase antiretroviral therapy (ART) uptake and adherence. Similarly, community-based pre-exposure prophylaxis (cbPrEP) se ... Full text Cite

Freedom as Prevention: Mechanisms of Autonomy Support for Promoting HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Use and Condom Use among Black MSM in 3 US Cities-HPTN 073.

Journal Article Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine · December 2022 Healthcare providers who use controlling or coercive strategies may compel short-term enactment of HIV and sexually transmitted infection prevention behaviors but may inadvertently undermine their client's motivation to maintain those behaviors in the abse ... Full text Cite

"Psychologically and emotionally, it affects me 'til this day": exploration of childhood sexual abuse perspectives among older adults living with HIV in South Carolina.

Journal Article Aging & mental health · November 2022 ObjectivesThe influence of childhood sexual abuse (CSA) may be seen immediately or across the life course. CSA is also associated with increased HIV-risk behavior, and greater likelihood of an HIV/STI diagnosis. The aim of this study was to explor ... Full text Cite

Nonuptake of HIV Testing Among Transgender Populations in the United States: Results from the 2015 U.S. Transgender Survey

Journal Article Transgender Health · October 1, 2022 Purpose: In this study, we examined the nonuptake of HIV testing and the main reasons for never testing among transgender populations. Methods: Data on 26,927 respondents from the 2015 U.S. Transgender Survey were analyzed in this study. The main reasons f ... Full text Cite

Perceived benefits, challenges, and recommendations for HIV research dissemination and implementation science efforts in Tanzania: Findings from the HIV/AIDS Research Forum brainstorming session

Journal Article Plos Global Public Health · October 1, 2022 Although several international and national HIV/AIDS conferences exist, there was not a national conference in Tanzania focusing on HIV/AIDS disseminating and implementation research conducted in the country and abroad. This created a missed opportunity fo ... Full text Cite

Predictors of HIV Among 1 Million Clients in High-Risk Male Populations in Tanzania.

Journal Article AIDS and behavior · October 2022 The World Health Organization identified men as an essential group to target with HIV testing and treatment strategies;: men who have sex with men (MSM) and male clients of female sex workers (CFSW) account for 35% of new HIV infections globally. Using a c ... Full text Cite

Intimate partner violence and HIV testing during antenatal care: A latent class analysis to identify risk factors for HIV infection in mothers and their children in the United Republic of Tanzania

Journal Article Plos Global Public Health · August 12, 2022 Intimate partner violence has adverse effects on mother’s overall health and prevention of mother to child HIV transmission. To identify and examine subgroups of mothers experiencing intimate partner violence and the likelihood of HIV testing during antena ... Full text Cite

Spatial analysis of HIV infection and the associated correlates among transgender persons in the United States.

Journal Article AIDS care · August 2022 Identifying the geographic hotspots of HIV infection among high-risk populations such as transgender people is critical to ending the HIV epidemic in the United States (U.S.). This study examined the spatial pattern of HIV positivity rate and the associate ... Full text Cite

Perceptions of COVID-19 self-testing and recommendations for implementation and scale-up among Black/African Americans: implications for the COVID-19 STEP project.

Journal Article BMC public health · June 2022 BackgroundCOVID-19 self-testing (ST) is an innovative strategy with the potential to increase the access and uptake of testing and ultimately to limit the spread of the virus. To maximize the uptake and reach of this promising strategy and inform ... Full text Cite

Who Is Not Linking to HIV Care in Tennessee - the Benefits of an Intersectional Approach.

Journal Article Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · June 2022 IntroductionGuided by an intersectional approach, we assessed the association between social categories (individual and combined) on time to linkage to HIV care in Tennessee.MethodsTennessee residents diagnosed with HIV from 2012-2016 wer ... Full text Cite

Building a national framework for multicentre research and clinical trials: Experience from the Nigeria Implementation Science Alliance

Journal Article BMJ Global Health · April 21, 2022 There is limited capacity and infrastructure in sub-Saharan Africa to conduct clinical trials for the identification of efficient and effective new prevention, diagnostic and treatment modalities to address the disproportionate burden of disease. This pape ... Full text Cite

Predicting the number of COVID-19 infections and deaths in USA.

Journal Article Globalization and health · March 2022 BackgroundUncertainties surrounding the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) remain a major global health challenge and requires attention. Researchers and medical experts have made remarkable efforts to reduce the number of cases and prevent future ... Full text Cite

Development, Implementation, and Scale Up of the National Furaha Yangu Campaign to Promote HIV Test and Treat Services Uptake Among Men in Tanzania.

Journal Article American journal of men's health · March 2022 Evidence has demonstrated that immediate HIV treatment initiation upon a positive HIV test, referred to as Test and Treat, can help people living with HIV live longer, healthier lives and prevent HIV transmission. Although Tanzania adopted the evidence-bas ... Full text Cite

The 4 Youth by Youth (4YBY) pragmatic trial to enhance HIV self-testing uptake and sustainability: Study protocol in Nigeria.

Journal Article Contemporary clinical trials · March 2022 BackgroundThe World Health Organization recommends HIV self-testing (HIVST) as an additional approach to HIV testing and the Nigerian government is supportive of this policy recommendation. However, effectively increasing uptake and sustainability ... Full text Cite

Enhancing HIV Self-Testing Among Nigerian Youth: Feasibility and Preliminary Efficacy of the 4 Youth by Youth Study Using Crowdsourced Youth-Led Strategies.

Journal Article AIDS patient care and STDs · February 2022 Although HIV self-testing (HIVST) has expanded in many regions, a few HIVST services have been tailored for and organized by youth. Innovative HIVST models are needed to differentiate testing services and generate local demand for HIVST among youth. The cu ... Full text Cite

Assessing the efficacy of an integrated intervention to create demand for fishermen's schistosomiasis and HIV services (FISH) in Mangochi, Malawi: Study protocol for a cluster randomized control trial.

Journal Article PloS one · January 2022 BackgroundBoth HIV and schistosomiasis are major public health problems worldwide with 1.8 million new HIV infections, and up to 110 million untreated schistosomiasis cases globally. Although a causal link has not been established, there are stron ... Full text Cite

Individual, community, and structural factors associated with linkage to HIV care among people diagnosed with HIV in Tennessee.

Journal Article PloS one · January 2022 ObjectiveWe assessed trends and identified individual- and county-level factors associated with individual linkage to HIV care in Tennessee (TN).MethodsTN residents diagnosed with HIV from 2012-2016 were included in the analysis (n = 3,75 ... Full text Cite

At-home testing to mitigate community transmission of SARS-CoV-2: protocol for a public health intervention with a nested prospective cohort study.

Journal Article BMC Public Health · December 4, 2021 BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) continues to evolve as a global health crisis. Although highly effective vaccines have been developed, non-pharmaceutical interventions remain crit ... Full text Link to item Cite

The 4 youth by youth mhealth photo verification app for hiv self-testing in nigeria: Qualitative analysis of user experiences

Journal Article Jmir Formative Research · November 1, 2021 Background: Despite the global expansion of HIV self-testing (HIVST), many research studies still rely on self-reported outcomes. New HIVST verification methods are needed, especially in resource-limited settings. Objective: This study aims to evaluate the ... Full text Cite

Regional differences of self-reported HIV testing among men in Haiti: an analysis of the 2016-2017 Demographic and Health Survey.

Journal Article AIDS care · October 2021 Haiti has the greatest burden of HIV in the Caribbean. In 2018, the country's HIV prevalence was 2% with an estimated 2200 AIDS-related deaths. Using 2016-2017 Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) data, Haitian men's self-reported ever-having HIV testing wa ... Full text Cite

Increasing Men's Engagement in HIV Testing and Treatment Programs Through Crowdsourcing: A Mixed-Methods Analysis in Eswatini.

Journal Article Sexually transmitted diseases · October 2021 BackgroundSub-Saharan African HIV programs have had limited success in engaging men. Crowdsourcing contests may be a useful method to spur men's engagement in HIV services. We evaluated contributions and social media response to a crowdsourcing co ... Full text Cite

Attitude towards female circumcision among women in Ethiopia.

Journal Article Sexual & reproductive healthcare : official journal of the Swedish Association of Midwives · September 2021 Female genital mutilation or cutting (FGM/C) is a global phenomenon mostly practiced in Africa, Asia, and the middle east. It involves the removal of the external female genitalia for non-medical reasons. The practice cuts across different ethnic and relig ... Full text Cite

Men's comfort in distributing or receiving HIV self-test kits from close male social network members in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania: baseline results from the STEP project.

Journal Article BMC public health · September 2021 BackgroundA variety of strategies have been used to reach men with HIV self-testing services, including social network-based HIV self-test kits distribution. However, few studies have assessed men's comfort to distribute to or receive HIV self-tes ... Full text Cite

Age and Sex Disparities in Sexual Trauma, Depressive Symptoms, and Antiretroviral Adherence Among People Living with HIV in the Deep South: A Mediation Analysis.

Journal Article Archives of sexual behavior · May 2021 People living with HIV (PLWH) have a higher risk of experiencing sexual assault compared to populations without HIV. Prior studies have shown independent associations between sexual assault, depression, and antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence. However, ... Full text Cite

Self-Sampling for SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic testing by using nasal and saliva specimens: Protocol for usability and clinical evaluation

Journal Article Jmir Research Protocols · May 1, 2021 Background: SARS-CoV-2 is a novel coronavirus discovered in December 2019 and is currently the cause of the global COVID-19 pandemic. A critical aspect of fighting this pandemic is to obtain accurate and timely test results so that patients who have tested ... Full text Cite

Implementation of different HIV self-testing models with implications for HIV testing services during the COVID-19 pandemic: study protocol for secondary data analysis of the STAR Initiative in South Africa.

Journal Article BMJ open · May 2021 IntroductionHIV self-testing (HIVST) presents a convenient, private approach that removes barriers to providing HIV testing services. The Self-Testing Africa (STAR) Initiative aims to scale up HIVST among priority and undertested populations. HIVS ... Full text Cite

A designathon to co-create community-driven HIV self-testing services for Nigerian youth: findings from a participatory event.

Journal Article BMC infectious diseases · May 2021 BackgroundYouth are at high risk for HIV, but are often left out of designing interventions, including those focused on adolescents. We organized a designathon for Nigerian youth to develop HIV self-testing (HIVST) strategies for potential impleme ... Full text Cite

Soil-Transmitted Helminths in the USA: a Review of Five Common Parasites and Future Directions for Avenues of Enhanced Epidemiologic Inquiry

Journal Article Current Tropical Medicine Reports · March 1, 2021 Purpose of Review: The aim of this review is to present a comprehensive look at five intestinal soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) of global health importance that may continue to plague low-income and rural areas of the USA and argue the need for enhanced ... Full text Cite

Partner violence and HIV testing uptake among Ethiopian women.

Journal Article Health care for women international · March 2021 Guided by the Anderson Behavioral Model, the researchers in this study examined the association between emotional violence and HIV testing uptake among women, using the 2016 Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey. Only 3,637 women between the ages of 15 a ... Full text Cite

Socioeconomic empowerment and HIV testing among Ethiopian women: results from the 2016 Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey.

Journal Article AIDS care · February 2021 HIV testing is a cornerstone for early HIV diagnoses which can improve quality of life, survival, and reduce forward transmission. This study examined socioeconomic determinants of HIV testing among women in Ethiopia using the 2016 Ethiopian Demographic an ... Full text Cite

Overcoming cultural barriers to implementing oral HIV self-testing with high fidelity among Tanzanian youth.

Journal Article Translational behavioral medicine · February 2021 Tanzanian youth have high levels of HIV risk and poor access to HIV-testing. Oral self-implemented testing (Oral-SIT) provides an alternative that reduces barriers to HIV-testing. We examined adaptations to Oral-SIT training components in a randomized expe ... Full text Cite

Youth engagement in HIV prevention intervention research in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review.

Journal Article Journal of the International AIDS Society · February 2021 IntroductionYouth engagement in HIV research is generally recognized as essential, but often neglected or minimally implemented in practice. Engagement is a process of working collaboratively with diverse groups of people to address common issues. ... Full text Cite

Socio-cultural and economic barriers, and facilitators influencing men's involvement in antenatal care including HIV testing: a qualitative study from urban Blantyre, Malawi.

Journal Article BMC public health · January 2021 BackgroundMale partner involvement in antenatal care (ANC) is associated with positive maternal and neonatal outcomes. However, only a handful of men attend ANC with their partners. This study aimed to understand the underlying barriers and facili ... Full text Cite

HIV Self-Testing Uptake and Intervention Strategies Among Men in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review.

Journal Article Frontiers in public health · January 2021 Background: HIV testing is an essential gateway to HIV prevention and treatment services. However, HIV testing uptake remains low among men due to stigma, discrimination, and confidentiality concerns. HIV self-testing (HIVST) is an alternative HIV t ... Full text Cite

Community-Based Interventions as Opportunities to Increase HIV Self-Testing and Linkage to Care Among Men Who Have Sex With Men - Lessons From Ghana, West Africa.

Journal Article Frontiers in public health · January 2021 MSM in Ghana encounter challenges in accessing HIV services and may experience barriers to HIV self-testing due to multiple forms of stigma present in health care settings. We worked with community-based organization partners to implement three interventio ... Full text Cite

Autonomy-Supportive Healthcare Climate and HIV-Related Stigma Predict Linkage to HIV Care in Men Who Have Sex With Men in Ghana, West Africa.

Journal Article Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care · January 2021 In Ghana, the HIV prevalence among MSM is more than 10 times greater than the general population of adults, and rates of engagement in HIV medical care are low among MSM diagnosed with HIV. Using structured surveys, we investigated the impact of HIV-relate ... Full text Cite

Correlates of HIV-related risk behaviors among self-identified heterosexual men who have sex with men (HMSM): national survey of family growth (2002, 2006-2010, and 2011-2017).

Journal Article AIDS care · December 2020 Self-identified heterosexual men who have sex with men (HMSM) have unique sexual behaviors that may increase their risk of HIV infection. We assessed the correlates of recent sex with other men and HIV-related risk behaviors among HMSM by sex of their sex ... Full text Cite

Acceptability of a feasibility randomized clinical trial of a microenterprise intervention to reduce sexual risk behaviors and increase employment and HIV preventive practices (EMERGE) in young adults: a mixed methods assessment.

Journal Article BMC public health · December 2020 BackgroundAcceptability is a critical requisite in establishing feasibility when planning a larger effectiveness trial. This study assessed the acceptability of conducting a feasibility randomized clinical trial of a 20-week microenterprise interv ... Full text Cite

Adolescent participation in HIV research: consortium experience in low and middle-income countries and scoping review.

Journal Article The lancet. HIV · December 2020 Adolescents in low and middle-income countries (LMICs) have a high prevalence of HIV, therefore, it is important that they are included in HIV research. However, ethical challenges regarding consent can hinder adolescent research participation. We examined ... Full text Cite

Correlates of HIV testing among men from the Democratic Republic of Congo: an analysis of the 2014 Demographic Health Survey.

Journal Article AIDS care · November 2020 Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing is a cornerstone in preventing HIV infections and accessing treatment for HIV. However, HIV testing remains low among men in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The purpose of this study was to assess the corr ... Full text Cite

Assessing Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Prevention Through Knowledge and Condom Use Among Female Sex Workers at the Border of Haiti and Dominican Republic.

Journal Article AIDS patient care and STDs · November 2020 Geographic border studies are relatively scare, but have the potential to inform bilateral health policies that affect the well-being of female sex workers (FSWs) who work at these borders as well as those individuals who solicit their services, both group ... Full text Cite

Broaching the Topic of HIV Self-testing with Potential Sexual Partners Among Men and Transgender Women Who Have Sex with Men in New York and Puerto Rico.

Journal Article AIDS and behavior · November 2020 Men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women (TGW) are highly affected by HIV and need novel prevention strategies. Using HIV self-testing (HIVST) kits to screen sexual partners may represent a viable risk-reduction alternative; however, more rese ... Full text Cite

Socio-Cognitive Factors Associated With Lifestyle Changes in Response to the COVID-19 Epidemic in the General Population: Results From a Cross-Sectional Study in France

Journal Article Frontiers in Psychology · September 29, 2020 Background: The aims of the present study were to assess changes in lifestyles in the general population in response to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) lockdown and the influence of COVID-19 perceptions, as assessed by the Extended Parallel Process Mod ... Full text Cite

Healthcare retention and clinical outcomes among adolescents living with HIV after transition from pediatric to adult care: a systematic review.

Journal Article BMC public health · August 2020 BackgroundAdolescents living with HIV (ALWH) who transition from pediatric to adult care face several challenges that increase their risk of experiencing treatment interruptions and being lost to HIV care with resultant increased morbidity and mor ... Full text Cite

Microfinance and Peer Health Leadership Intervention Implementation for Men in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: A Qualitative Assessment of Perceived Economic and Health Outcomes.

Journal Article American journal of men's health · July 2020 Men in sub-Saharan Africa continue to experience health disparities that are exacerbated by low employment. This study qualitatively assessed men's perceptions of the economic and health-care-seeking effects of participation in an integrated microfinance a ... Full text Cite

HIV testing barriers and intervention strategies among men, transgender women, female sex workers and incarcerated persons in the Caribbean: a systematic review.

Journal Article Sexually transmitted infections · May 2020 BackgroundThis systematic review summarises evidence on the HIV testing barriers and intervention strategies among Caribbean populations and provides pertinent implications for future research endeavours designed to increase rates of HIV testing i ... Full text Cite

‘Informed and empowered’: a mixed-methods study of crowdsourcing contests to promote uptake of HIV self-testing kits among African Americans

Journal Article Journal of Virus Eradication · April 1, 2020 Objective: HIV self-testing (HIVST) kits are a viable alternative to testing in clinical settings, but research on the effective ways of promoting uptake of HIVST kits has been lacking. The present study examines crowdsourcing contests as community engagem ... Full text Cite

Ethical issues in cluster randomized trials conducted in low- and middle-income countries: an analysis of two case studies.

Journal Article Trials · April 2020 BackgroundCluster randomized trials are common in health research in low- and middle-income countries raising issues that challenge interpretation of standard ethical guidelines. While the Ottawa Statement on the ethical design and conduct of clus ... Full text Cite

"Meet people where they are": a qualitative study of community barriers and facilitators to HIV testing and HIV self-testing among African Americans in urban and rural areas in North Carolina.

Journal Article BMC public health · April 2020 BackgroundHIV testing programs in the United States aim to reach ethnic minority populations who experience high incidence of HIV, yet 40% of African Americans have never been tested for HIV. The objective of this study is to identify community-ba ... Full text Cite

Verification of HIV Self-Testing Use and Results: A Global Systematic Review.

Journal Article AIDS patient care and STDs · April 2020 HIV self-testing (HIVST) allows individuals to interpret and report their own test results, thus decentralizing testing. Yet, this decentralization can make it difficult to verify self-testing results, which is important for linkage to care and surveillanc ... Full text Cite

Towards ending the human immunodeficiency virus epidemic in the US: State of human immunodeficiency virus screening during physician and emergency department visits, 2009 to 2014.

Journal Article Medicine · January 2020 Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing is important for prevention and treatment. Ending the HIV epidemic is unattainable if significant proportions of people living with HIV remain undiagnosed, making HIV testing critical for prevention and treatment. ... Full text Cite

Local and national stakeholders' perceptions towards implementing and scaling up HIV self-testing and secondary distribution of HIV self-testing by Option B+ patients as an assisted partner service strategy to reach men in Haiti.

Journal Article PloS one · January 2020 HIV self-testing (HIVST), which allows people to test in private, is an innovative testing strategy that has been shown to increase HIV testing among men. Delivering HIVST kits to men via women is one promising assisted partner service strategy. Little res ... Full text Cite

Conocimientos de la hipertensión: Health beliefs about hypertension in an under-resourced community in the Dominican Republic.

Journal Article PloS one · January 2020 Understanding health beliefs is important to facilitate health promotion and disease prevention as they influence health behaviors, outcomes, and disease management. Given the rise of hypertension-related diseases in the Dominican Republic, the purpose of ... Full text Cite

Psychosocial correlates of safe sex self-efficacy among in-school adolescent girls in Lagos, Nigeria.

Journal Article PloS one · January 2020 BackgroundAdolescent girls in Nigeria are at heightened risk for HIV and other sexually transmitted infections. However, there are limited studies on psychosocial factors that are associated with safe sex intentions among this population. Self-eff ... Full text Cite

The 4 youth by youth HIV self-testing crowdsourcing contest: A qualitative evaluation.

Journal Article PloS one · January 2020 IntroductionCrowdsourcing, a participatory approach to solicit ideas from a large group of diverse individuals, provides an opportunity to nurture youth participation in HIV self-testing service design. The objective of this study was to describe ... Full text Cite

Engaging Young Men as Community Health Leaders in an STI and Intimate Partner Violence Prevention Trial in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Journal Article Global social welfare : research, policy & practice · December 2019 BackgroundThis article presents lessons learned from a microfinance and health intervention for young men designed to prevent sexually transmitted infections (STI) and intimate partner violence (IPV) in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. We describe the dif ... Full text Cite

Socio-Structural Factors Influencing the Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: A Systematic Review.

Journal Article Maternal and child health journal · July 2019 Introduction The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) had the second-highest mother-to-child HIV transmission rate in Sub-Saharan Africa at 29% in 2013, however the uptake of preventive services for mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) remains sub ... Full text Cite

Fumes-tu encore? Quitting among French and American smokers: 2000-2010.

Journal Article Annals of epidemiology · June 2019 PurposeThis article examines sociodemographic correlates of initiation and quitting among French and American smokers.MethodsNational surveys in France and the United States in 2000, 2005, and 2010 were analyzed of ever smokers, 20-75 yea ... Full text Cite

Developing national strategies for reaching men with HIV testing services in Tanzania: results from the male catch-up plan.

Journal Article BMC health services research · May 2019 BackgroundAccording to the 2016-2017 Tanzania HIV Impact Survey, 55% of men diagnosed with HIV during the survey self-reported that they were unaware of their HIV status. As a response, the Government of Tanzania launched a Test and Treat campaign ... Full text Cite

HIV serostatus disclosure in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a systematic review.

Journal Article AIDS care · April 2019 HIV status disclosure among people living with HIV/AIDS has been shown to have a number of both personal and public health benefits, but rates of HIV status disclosure remain low in many African countries, including the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR ... Full text Cite

Sexual and Social Network Correlates of Willingness to Self-Test for HIV Among Ever-Tested and Never-Tested Men: Implications for the Tanzania STEP Project.

Journal Article AIDS care · February 2019 We examined factors associated with HIV self-testing (HIVST) willingness among male ever-testers and never-testers who participated in a midpoint survey of a cluster randomized controlled HIV prevention trial in Dar es Salaam. Linear mixed binary logistic ... Full text Cite

Effect of antiretroviral therapy on fertility rate among women living with HIV in Tabora, Tanzania: An historical cohort study.

Journal Article PloS one · January 2019 The modelling of HIV trends in Tanzania uses surveillance data from antenatal clinics after adjusting for the reduction in fertility of women living with HIV (WLWH). The rollout of HIV care and treatment services has enabled many WLWH to start on antiretro ... Full text Cite

"He Told Me to Check My Health": A Qualitative Exploration of Social Network Influence on Men's HIV Testing Behavior and HIV Self-Testing Willingness in Tanzania.

Journal Article American journal of men's health · September 2018 Men continue to test for HIV at a low rate in sub-Saharan Africa. Recent quantitative evidence from sub-Saharan Africa indicates that encouragement to test for HIV from men's network members is associated with higher previous HIV testing and HIV self-testi ... Full text Cite

A Scoping Review of Photovoice Research Among People With HIV.

Journal Article The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care : JANAC · July 2018 We describe how Photovoice-a participatory method in which people express and share ideas via images-has been used in research with people living with HIV (PLWH). Four databases, reference lists, and journal tables of content were searched to identify peer ... Full text Cite

Mate Yako Afya Yako: Formative research to develop the Tanzania HIV self-testing education and promotion (Tanzania STEP) project for men.

Journal Article PloS one · January 2018 The purpose of this formative research, guided by the Integrated Behavioral Model, was to assess men's attitudes and personal agency towards HIV self-testing (HIVST) and confirmatory HIV testing in order to inform the development of the Tanzania STEP (Self ... Full text Cite

Factors Associated With HIV Testing Among Men in Haiti: Results From the 2012 Demographic and Health Survey.

Journal Article American journal of men's health · September 2017 HIV testing serves as the gateway to HIV prevention and treatment. However, research examining men's HIV testing behaviors in the Caribbean remains limited. The Andersen Behavioral Model of Health Services Utilization was used to examine factors associated ... Full text Cite

A Systematic Review and Narrative Synthesis of Interventions for Parental Human Immunodeficiency Virus Disclosure

Journal Article Frontiers in Public Health · August 7, 2017 Introduction: Disclosure of parental human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection to their children remains a difficult process for parents living with HIV (PLWH). In order to identify the best strategies to facilitate parental HIV disclosure, it is necess ... Full text Cite

A Systematic Review of HIV Serostatus Disclosure Among African Immigrants in Europe.

Journal Article Journal of immigrant and minority health · August 2017 As the human immunodeficiency virus continues to devastate large parts of Africa, particularly the Sub-Saharan region, the number of immigrants migrating from these areas to European nations continues to grow. African men and women leave their countries fo ... Full text Cite

Diabetes Knowledge, Management, and Prevention Among Haitian Immigrants in Philadelphia.

Journal Article The Diabetes educator · August 2017 Purpose Guided by the PEN-3 Cultural Model, the purpose of this study is to generate culturally framed insight into diabetes knowledge, management, and prevention among Haitians. Despite the disproportionate distribution of type II diabetes mellitus among ... Full text Cite

Role of healthcare in childbearing decision-making of WLHA in Nigeria: Application of PEN-3 cultural model.

Journal Article Global public health · June 2017 Healthcare experiences among women living with HIV/AIDS (WLHA), determine their utilisation of sexual and reproductive health services, which ultimately influences their decisions on childbearing. This study aimed to understand the importance of healthcare ... Full text Cite

Disclosure Narratives of Women Living with HIV in South Africa

Journal Article Journal of Social Issues · June 1, 2017 This study explored the disclosure narratives of women living with HIV (WLWH) to establish how they make sense of the stigmatized identity associated with HIV and decisions to conceal or reveal knowledge of their seropositive status to others. Forty-eight ... Full text Cite

Sexual and reproductive health priorities of adolescent girls in Lagos, Nigeria: findings from free-listing interviews.

Journal Article International journal of adolescent medicine and health · May 2017 Background Adolescent girls in Nigeria experience a disproportionately high burden of sexual and reproductive health disparities that affect their well-being. Yet, little is known about adolescent girls' own unique perspectives of the sexual and reproducti ... Full text Cite

Social Network Influence on HIV Testing Among Urban Men in Tanzania.

Journal Article AIDS and behavior · April 2017 Men in sub-Saharan Africa have low HIV testing rates. Social networks exert an important influence on men's HIV-related behavior. We examined associations between network factors and HIV testing among men in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Data are from the basel ... Full text Cite

Correlates of Never Testing for HIV Among Non-Hispanic Black Men in the United States: National Survey of Family Growth, 2011-2013.

Journal Article AIDS and behavior · February 2017 Currently, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that persons between 15 and 64 years get tested for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) at least once in their lifetime and persons with HIV risk factors get tested more frequently. There ... Full text Cite

Systematic review of mobile health behavioural interventions to improve uptake of HIV testing for vulnerable and key populations.

Journal Article Journal of telemedicine and telecare · February 2017 Introduction This systematic narrative review examined the empirical evidence on the effectiveness of mobile health (mHealth) behavioural interventions designed to increase the uptake of HIV testing among vulnerable and key populations. Methods MEDLINE/Pub ... Full text Cite

U.S. Minority Homeless Youth's Access to and Use of Mobile Phones: Implications for mHealth Intervention Design.

Journal Article Journal of health communication · July 2016 Few interventions for homeless youth have leveraged the potential of mHealth technologies, in part because of the limited data on phone behaviors, perceptions, and intervention preferences among youth experiencing homelessness. We conducted 9 focus groups ... Full text Cite

Attitudes Toward Intimate Partner Violence and Associations With Condom Use Among Men in Haiti: An Analysis of the Nationally Representative Demographic Health Survey.

Journal Article Journal of interpersonal violence · March 2016 Although men have substantial decision-making power regarding condom use, the majority of HIV knowledge and prevention studies in the general Haitian population have been conducted among youth and women. We investigated attitudes toward intimate partner vi ... Full text Cite

Vijana Vijiweni II: a cluster-randomized trial to evaluate the efficacy of a microfinance and peer health leadership intervention for HIV and intimate partner violence prevention among social networks of young men in Dar es Salaam.

Journal Article BMC public health · February 2016 BackgroundIntimate partner violence (IPV) and sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HIV, remain important public health problems with devastating health effects for men and women in sub-Saharan Africa. There have been calls to engage m ... Full text Cite

Another Way to Talk: Exploring Photovoice as a Strategy to Support Safe Disclosure Among Men and Women With HIV.

Journal Article AIDS education and prevention : official publication of the International Society for AIDS Education · February 2016 HIV status disclosure can reduce stigma and facilitate medication adherence and safer sex among people living with HIV (PLH). Effective disclosure interventions are limited, however, and new strategies are necessary. We conducted a pilot Photovoice-based p ... Full text Cite

Factors Associated with HIV Discussion and Condom Use with Sexual Partners in an Underserved Community in South Africa.

Journal Article Journal of health care for the poor and underserved · February 2016 We examined factors associated with discussing HIV and condom use with a sexual partner. Two cross-sectional surveys were conducted in 2004 prior to the implementation of an HIV awareness campaign in a South African community and in 2008 after a three-year ... Full text Cite

Environmental health risk perception of hydraulic fracturing in the US

Journal Article Cogent Environmental Science · January 1, 2016 The advent of new technologies such as directional drilling (D2) and the hydraulic fracturing technique (HFtech) has made it possible to enhance energy production from petroleum reserves. The procedures involved have however aroused p ... Full text Cite

Social Media and HIV: A Systematic Review of Uses of Social Media in HIV Communication.

Journal Article Journal of medical Internet research · November 2015 BackgroundSocial media, including mobile technologies and social networking sites, are being used increasingly as part of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevention and treatment efforts. As an important avenue for communication about HIV, soci ... Full text Cite

Effectiveness of interventions promoting HIV serostatus disclosure to sexual partners: a systematic review.

Journal Article AIDS and behavior · October 2015 Disclosure of HIV serostatus to sexual partners is mandated within certain states in the United States and other countries. Despite these laws implemented and public health efforts to increase disclosure, rates of disclosure to sexual partners among people ... Full text Cite

Maternal HIV Illness and its Impact on Children’s Well-being and Development in Haiti

Journal Article Journal of Child and Family Studies · September 12, 2015 Little is known about the impact of parental HIV illness on children’s well-being and development in the island nations of the Caribbean. Study objectives were to examine mothers’ experiences of impact of HIV illness on their children’s well-being and deve ... Full text Cite

Factors associated with health insurance coverage and health insurance knowledge among Congolese immigrants and African-Americans in Illinois

Journal Article Journal of Public Health Germany · December 1, 2014 Aim: The disproportionately high rates of adverse health outcomes among the African-American community represent an important issue in the US. Moreover, previous research has shown substantial racial disparities in US health insurance status due to factors ... Full text Cite

Disclosure and impact of maternal HIV+ serostatus on mothers and children in rural Haiti.

Journal Article Maternal and child health journal · December 2014 Mothers living with HIV (MLWHs) in the United States have reported that one of their main challenges is the decision to disclose their HIV serostatus to their children and the potential consequences of their disclosure. Little is known about the experience ... Full text Cite

Determinants of HIV serostatus disclosure to sexual partner among HIV-positive alcohol users in Haiti.

Journal Article AIDS and behavior · June 2014 This study examined the relationship between antiretroviral therapy use, participants' knowledge of partner's HIV serostatus, number of sex partners, perceived infectivity and HIV disclosure to a main sexual partner among 258 HIV-positive Haitian alcohol u ... Full text Cite

An examination of the HIV serostatus disclosure process among Haitian immigrants in New York City.

Journal Article AIDS care · January 2014 Little is known about the HIV serostatus disclosure experience of Haitian immigrants in the USA. We employed the disclosure processes model to examine the disclosure experience of 21 HIV-positive Haitian immigrants in New York City. Data were collected thr ... Full text Cite

Cigarette smoking and alcohol use as predictors of HIV testing in the United States: results from the 2010 National Health Interview Survey.

Journal Article AIDS care · January 2014 We examined the association between HIV risk perception and HIV testing among cigarette smokers, alcohol users, dual consumers of cigarette and alcohol, and abstainers. Data were analyzed from the 2010 National Health Interview Survey of the full sample of ... Full text Cite

Determinants of previous HIV testing and knowledge of partner's HIV status among men attending a voluntary counseling and testing clinic in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Journal Article American journal of men's health · November 2013 Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) remains low among men in sub-Saharan Africa. The factors associated with previous HIV testing and knowledge of partner's HIV status are described for 9,107 men who visited the Muhimbili University College of Health Sc ... Full text Cite

Condom use among HIV-positive sexually active adults and partner's HIV status in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Journal Article Journal of health care for the poor and underserved · February 2012 Consistent and proper use of condoms has been found to be effective in preventing HIV transmission and other sexually transmitted diseases. We examined the predictors of condom use and knowledge of partner's HIV status among 731 HIV-positive individuals wh ... Full text Cite